The wind swept throughout the nation at speeds of as much as 100 kilometers per hour, which is nearly hurricane pressure (103 km/h), reported the German Climate Service (DWD).
In Dortmund, the spherical of 16 match of the European Soccer Championship between Germany and Denmark was quickly interrupted on Saturday night resulting from a thunderstorm. Highly effective lightning was seen above the stadium, and hail and heavy rain fell on the pitch. Torrents of rain rained down from the roof of the Dortmund stadium onto the entrance rows of spectators. After a compelled break of round 25 minutes, the sport continued.
The general public viewing occasions in Dortmund had been cancelled early as a result of the hazard posed by the storm was too nice for the followers, the explanation given. In Frankfurt am Foremost, the fan mile had already been closed upfront.
Lightning struck railway line
The storm additionally triggered issues at Dortmund Central Station. In response to the Federal Police, lightning struck the railway line between Dortmund and Hamm within the night. Though nobody was injured, the road was closed for a short while. It was reopened after an inspection. There was no main harm on the most important station.
In Oberhausen, lightning struck the roof of a residential constructing and began a fireplace. The hearth was extinguished, however residents had been unable to return to their houses in the interim, the hearth division stated.
Massive open air in Mainz cancelled
The SWR3 Rheinland-Pfalz Open Air live performance in Mainz additionally needed to be cancelled within the night because of the storm. By this time, nearly 10,000 individuals had come to the venue on the Große Bleiche in Mainz. The hearth brigade needed to be known as out extra steadily across the metropolis, in addition to in neighboring Wiesbaden and Saarland, because of the storm. Nonetheless, no main harm was initially identified.
Even when heavy rain is turning into extra frequent, a extreme thunderstorm state of affairs like this evening solely happens “a couple of times a 12 months in Germany,” in response to a meteorologist on the DWD. Through the evening, the storm continued to maneuver in direction of the northeast.
Within the notably badly affected areas, the DWD anticipated as much as 40 liters of rainwater per sq. meter in a short while, in some instances even 50 to 80 liters in just some hours.
